Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-16
TRAGEDY yN ALEXANDRIA,.
Policeman Arnold shot and Killed by
a Supposed Burglar.

- SssPPVSCsA NHktAEs
Policeman Julian Arnold, member Of the Alex.
andria police force, was fatally shot early sunday
morning while attempting TO arrest two suspicious
characters. The man who is supposed to have
fired the fatal shot escaped but his companion,
John Carran, was placed under arrest The afYair
took place on the Old fair grounds, where Oricer
Arnold. accompanied by T. j. Padgett, q citizen,
had gone in search OF two men whom he had over
heard short time before planning TO commit
robbery. At that time Of1cer Martin was with
Arnold, but the latter had gone TO the restaurant
OF Sefer Blouse on the street facing the fair
made TO rob his place. as the officers believed that
BlOuseS restaurant was referred to In the CONVEX
sation overheard between the two men. A circus
mad that evening left the fair grounds and Blouse
was supposed TO have considerable money in the
1lll rom the business OF the day. oflicer Martin
went TO notify Blouse and the latter got out OF
bed and came down to the doorway.
THE FATAL ENCOUNTER.
Officer Arnold and Citizen Padgett went over the
fair grounds In search OF tho men, and found the
two men lying down in the circus ring. Arnold
said, 81 arrest you as suspicious characters" and
r ,asd one OF Inem the men then red and Arnold
oncer Martin. with two citizens Mr.. Roberts and
dying on the ground, and Padgett struggling with
rough, who was soon OverpOwered. and found TO
pc John Curran, O native OF Alexandra, but long
had been pierced with ball that could be felt
near the backbone, and was unconscious Pad
eher bne ha % 1een cut py passing 1a ans
ne StOOu at DIS door, hundred yards away.
CURRAN IN CUSTODY.
A crowd gathered, and Curran was taken to the
stat1on-house Before O'Clock Arnold was dead.
An inquest was held yesterday, and the jury
found that the deceased came to his death from a
pistol shot at the hands OF some person unknown
who was In the company Of John Curran, an ac-
ceSSOry OF the murder.
The deceased officer was native Of Alexandria,
and leaves wife and four children. The funeral
Will take place to-day.
THE INQUEST.
Before daylight the body was brought to Wheat
ley'S undertaking establishment, and at $50
O'Clock jury Of inquest, consisting OF James w.
Nails c. j. w. Summers. Frank Warfield. Pete
Aiteheson r. p Aitcheson and j. Bloxham was n
Coroner Powell, assisted by Drs. OBrien, Ashby
and Others.
on the same beat, at the west end OF the city, and
seeing two suspicious men. Arnold, who said he
had heard them speak OF robbing Blouse when the
ights were being put out, told witness that he
would go and see where the men had gone and
that he should go one way and witness the other;
then saw Z: l. Padgett and H. I. Roberts, and
summoned them into service; Padgett went with
Arnold TO recOnnOiter, and Roberts with witness,
and, at ArnOld'S request, witness went TO notify
Blouse that he was about to be robbed; witness
called Mr.. Blouse to the door, and while standing
there heard shots and saw pistol flashes apparently
in several places on the lot; ran over, and
on reaching near the circus ring witness stumbled
over something and saw it was Arnold; called to
Arnold, but he did not answer; then went to
where Padgett was struggling with Curran, and
they arrested Curran and blew their whistles.
Finally MeSSrs. Hayes and Bremen came and Ar.
mold was taken to BlOuSeS' and Curran to the STA
ton. Search was made for Currans pistol, but II
was not found.
Sefer Blouse testified that at IL O'Clock all hands
had gone and witness had gone upstairs but was
called down by Officer Arnold. Said he "Look out,
QNmQh0siy Witness awhile
at the door while the officer went away. Presently
saw lights On the lot opposite and heard a whiZ
through flannel shirt; he thought it was rocket
and found himself slightly cut near the hip Then
came Padgett to get lantern, saying Arnold had
been shot, and witness gave him a lantern. Wit
ness knows no man by the name OF JnO Curran.
f. /. Padgett testified that Officer Arnold sum-
mOaed him and Mr.. Roberts to assist the two
officers to make an arrest Arnold said, Wen
divide, and IL they run Well catch them one side
the other. SO witness went With Arnold and
with and ArnSd gave nssS MS
ring they saw two men lying down. Arnold said,
81 arrest you as suspicious characters, and seized
rested the other man, who shot, and the
ball cut the head Of witness. but Wit
ness struck him with his club and he fell
FELL apparently stunned. Then turning toward
the other man, witness saw Arnold fire twice, and
the other man ran. Arnold cried out, ooh. my
God! Earnest, I'm shot! I'm shOt!" just then Wit
ness turned and saw that the stunned man had
risen and was coming up, saying, "fou s b.,
you'll never 1--WE TO tell sne g. ana %daes s SAID
partner" Witness then struck him and cried
sJoe.' "Police!" and then clinched, and Onicer
Joe did hit him said :hft him again" and Joe
did hit him. Then, wishing to make him safe, I
said, shit him again." aud Joe did SO. The man
FELL and witness then went to get lantern nom
BlOuse's, and coming back assisted to get Arnold
to BIOuSe'S.
l. I. Roberts testified that he left Blouse's when
I,ocl or,1 Dad, nd and
afterward, as they were going down King street,
Arnold summoned them to assist him to capture
two men He thought that they D. Were getting
in the lot and padgss vii e and West
the hiring, they ran over and found Arnold shot,
and arrested Curran, who was lighting Padgett
Capt. Webster said that the prisoner at the sta
tiOn-hOuse gave his name as John Curran, but he
had not recognized him.
Lieut. james Smith testified that he knew Jno.
Curran, an habitual criminal, and that the man at
the StatfOn-hOuSe was Curran.
A. w. Henderson testified that he was on the
sidewalk and heard the firing on the lot and ran
there On the way ball passed by his head. He
thought that this must have been the BAH that
struck Blouse.
The coroner-1t must have been shot from the
top OF house, then, to pass your head and strike
witness explained that there was depression
in the ground, and he had descended into It when
The coroner stated the result OF the autopsy to
be that Arnold died from a pistol shot, the ball
having cut the great vein from the liver.
THE VERDICT.
The Jurors returned q verdict that Arnold was
murdered by an unknown man, and that Curran
was accessory to the murder.
ARNoID's LAST WORDS.
1t was stated at the inquest to-day that Arnold
never spoke after he was shot, but 1t now appears
that though unconscious while he lay in the field,
he recovered consciousness, after his removal TO
Sefer BlOuSe'S house in the neighborhOOd. and al
though in great agony, talked with On1cer B0utz,
who had been left with him. At first rOuSing he
complained OF great pain in his abdomen, and
writned in torture, until Officer BOutZ gave him
some rest by allowing him to lean over his shoulder
and vOmit. Then officer BoutZ said: "Julian, do
you know who shot your" "No, no, he answered,
sft was too dark to see him him; I'm dying, I'm
dying" when Arnold's wife, who had been sent
for, came her husband was unable to recognize
her. but was still in great PAIN but he was relieved
when Dr.. Powell arrived and gave him q hypOder-
mic injection Of morphine and he died easily.
NO PROBABILITY OF LYNCH Law.
Curran is still at the station house He was Wis
tied by his elder brother from Washington, and an
attorney who spoke OF getting aa6eds corpus.
There were many threats OF lynching, but moth
ing more. It was given out that Curran would be
taken out and hung at 20 q. m, but except that
q young man came TO the station house and asked
cell no movement was made made. There is
not the slightest probability Of lynch law In Alex
andrta.
REWARD FOR THE MURDERER
The city council OF Alexandria have been called
to meet this afternoon, and the mayor viii be
authorized to oner reward for the apprehension
of the murderer of Policeman Julian Arnold.